Riviera Bay and Placido Bayou Pavers on Northeast St. Pete

Riviera Bay and Placido Bayou sit on the northeast side of St. Petersburg, a different microclimate than St. Pete Beach. The lots face canals and Old Tampa Bay. Access is often a narrow side yard. The water table is not theoretical.

PaverForge Hardscapes builds driveways, walks, and small retaining walls on these bay lots from St. Pete Beach. Call 727-490-9798.

What these canal lots actually need

A field that looks finished on day one and ponds in August is not finished. We size the base for the load, pitch the surface away from the house, and restrain the edge so the first row does not walk toward the seawall.

• Base compacted in lifts, not dumped and raked

• Pitch that sends water to a drain, a swale, or the street — not the slab

• An edge that will not rust out or creep after the first storm season

• A haul-off plan that respects a tight canal street

Typical jobs

Most calls are driveways that have dropped at the garage, walks that rock near a live oak, and rear patios that hold water against a seawall cap. If the stone is still good, we re-level. If the base is gone, we rebuild the section that failed instead of selling a full tear-out you do not need.

How to start a quote

Call 727-490-9798 or use the book-online page. Photos of the low spots, the canal side, and the street frontage are enough to start. We walk the lot before we lock a number. We also work Shore Acres, Old Northeast, Snell Isle, and downtown St. Petersburg.